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An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed during a "ding-dong ditch" prank in Houston.

The homeowner, who fired a handgun down the street at the boy, was detained and released without charges.

A similar case in Frisco resulted in a man being charged with aggravated assault.

HOUSTON - An 11-year-old in Houston is dead after reportedly being shot by a homeowner while playing a "ding-dong ditch" prank; ringing a doorbell, running away, and then being shot in the back.

Recently, a similar case played out here in North Texas , where a man allegedly shot at teenagers playing the same prank.

Fatal Houston ding-dong ditch

Houston ding-dong ditch shooting

What we know:

An 11-year-old boy was shot and killed while playing a ding-dong ditch game in a Houston neighborhood over the

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